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不备

bù bèi

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Definitions

  1. 1. unprepared
  2. 2. off guard

Words Containing 不备

攻其不备
gōng qí bù bèi

see 出其不意，攻其不備|出其不意，攻其不备[chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi]

出其不意，攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi

to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])

乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi

to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)

Child Words of 不备

备
bèi

(bound form) to prepare; to equip

不
bù

no; not so